So I got Sling TV yesterday, normally when you sign up you get a 7 day free trial, but if you sign up on the Xbone, you get 30 days free. Well, at least that's what it said. In reality I charged for $1.00 on my credit card, but eh, no big deal.

So you're possibly thinking, Deci, what the fuck are you sperging about with this Sling TV shit? Why should I fucking care? Well if you don't like to keep paying a shit load of money to cable depending on where you live, or satellite, keep reading.

Sling TV is an alternative to cable. You get to have channels like ESPN, History, CNN, Travel Channel, Cartoon Network/Adult Swim, Food Network, HLN, etc. And it streams it on the internet with an app, a lot like Netflix, except its live TV. The cost is $20 a month. That's already cheaper than Charter Digital Cable in my area, which start off with a $30 a month promotional price and then they charge you over $100 a month when the year is over and you're in a contract. Sling TV is permanent with the $20 a month after the trial, and if its not working out or you found something better, you can easily cancel it. Anyway, here are some pros and cons with Sling TV:

Pros:
-Has all the channels that usually comes with premium cable.
-Allows you to go back and watch a show. For example, if you missed a certain show at a certain time, you can go back and watch that show right on your schedule.
-Stream quality is in HD if you have a really good internet connection. If you stream Netflix and Hulu fine you shouldn't have too many issues.
-You can rewind or pause live TV if you need to, same with anything that played hours ago.

Cons:
-1 month free trial should have been called 1 month $1.00 trial, you will get charged for $1.00 if you start your trial.
-Stream quality can be crap if you have too many devices on your router or if your internet bandwidth is shit, I recommend a wired connection directly to your router or modem if possible for the best connection.
-You can't fast forward when its on commercials, even if its a show you missed, you can't fast forward period depending on some of the channels.
-You can't share your account and have 2 streams happening at once. You can only stream on 1 device at one time, so that blows.
-Add-ons like HBO are $5 extra a month, each.


So.... that's my review on Sling TV. Is it worth it? Ehhhh, I dunno. I'll see.

Any questions about Sling TV?